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... many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Max Ehrmann
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Max Ehrmann
Age: 72 †
Born: 1872
Born: September 26
Died: 1945
Died: September 9
Businessperson
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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And though behind you lies a road of dust and heat and discouragement, and before you the challenge and uncertainty of untried paths, in this brief hour you are master of all highways, and the universe nestles in your soul.
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Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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Lift up my eyes from the earth and let me not forget the uses of the stars.
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Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
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Forbid that I should judge others, lest I condemn myself.
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